Anas is in Physical Health and Education which is also commonly known as kinesiology, but, here at U of T we have to do things a little differently. In his program it’s all about benching textbooks not reading them. He has yet to see a lecture hall after one year in the program.
Vice President, Sisters vp.sisters@uoftmsa.com
SHAHINA SHAIKH ISHRAQ ALIM
Anas believes that he is working for you! So, if you have a concern or a suggestion or anything at all to say and don’t contact him then he will be really sad. He believes the MSA can be a place where all people from this huge campus of ours can network, socialize, have fun and make a difference! He also happens to be a board of director for UTSU. This means you can bring up any concerns you may have about campus life in general to him as well. You can find him on the internet at www.keepingithalal. com where he blogs, promotes artwork, involvement and much more! So, apart from his hobby of listening to concerns… He likes to socialize, play sports, study, urr I mean ummm.. free food? Which reminds me! Come volunteer and attend MSA events, your source for free halal food on campus! Salam!!!
Shahina Shaikh is a fourth year student studying Health and Disease and French. She has been an active MSAer ever since her frosh years. Her main goal as V.P. sisters is to make sure that the MSA is easily accessible to everyone so that it can unite all the Muslim students on campus – especially the sisters. More importantly, she hopes to prove to everyone, especially new froshies, that the MSA is actually quite cool and their events are THE place to be at university (when you’re not studying at the library of course). Shahina can be usually seen at ‘sciency’ locations around campus, pretending to study and/or divulging in chocolate :). She encourages everyone to get involved with the MSA and help bring the ummah together, insha’Allah. She hopes she can work with all of you, so if you would like to get in touch, just email her: vp.sisters@uoftmsa. com. She looks forward to meeting you all! Ishraq is your 09/10 MSA Communications Director and has just started his 8th year of university. He has a lot of friends and is exceedingly cool. In his spare time he enjoys being awesome. He enjoys awesome activities such as eating out of the garbage, falling asleep during MSA exec meetings and washing his feet in drinking fountains when the washroom is occupied. In fact, Ishraq is so awesome that he was recently appointed interim Mayor of Awesometown, where he currently resides. Ishraq thinks his position is important because if you can’t communicate then no one can get your message. Ishraq plans to implement a giant campus wide network of tin-can and string telephones so that we can “stay in touch”. When it comes to direct communication he plans to use something called the “internet” to send something called “emails” to all MSA members, this is state of the art technology currently being employed by the MSA at U of T. Ishraq plans to one day graduate, retire and spend his money on buying (non-gold) grills. He would also like to give a shout-out to his entourage: his parents, his sisters, his grandmother and his cat.
Secretary secretary@uoftmsa.com
ANAS INGAR
Vice President, Brothers vp.brothers@uoftmsa.com
When Asma’s not on campus, she’s off teaching for the joy of it. She adores kids. You might also find her fighting crime around the city (training in tae kwon do) or zipping around in what she affectionately calls her Bat Car. Don’t lose sight of her though—when left alone to write or philosophize, she’ll travel as far as cottage country or go out of the country for some time alone. On the other hand, you might find her as close as the nearest Tim’s, sipping tea and waiting for a good chat. She can’t wait to meet you, so don’t hesitate to connect!
Communications Director communications@uoftmsa.com
When Asma was completing her B.A. in History and Political Science at U of T, she served the MSA as Outreach Coordinator and Sisters’ Vice President. Asma’s passionate about the MSA because it’s shaped her life significantly and she wants others to benefit from it as much as possible.
ASMA DESAI
President president@uoftmsa.com
Asma Maryam Ali
Asma’s passion is education and development. She’s in the second year of her M.A. in Education at OISE-UT. Asma’s been an eager beaver since her teens, working with youth organizations across the city.
Asma (the secretary, and not the president) is in her third year of industrial engineering. To make the lives of all the MSA members easier and less stressful, she has decided to allow you to call her anything as long as you give her a heads up. Whether it be Asma D, D, secretary, desia, bg, tomatoe, or whatever else you can think of. Asma is very excited to join the MSA this year and would like to warn all of her fellow brothers and sisters that this year the MSA is sure to blow their minds. Not literally I hope. She would like to encourage everyone to join the MSA and plan and participate
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